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Stall apps now accepted for Shenandoah DownsJuly 31, 2017
Stall applications for the second annual fall pari-mutuel harness meet at Shenandoah Downs in Woodstock, Va., are being accepted now through Aug. 15. The five-week season will begin Sept. 16 and continue through Oct. 15 with racing every Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Top drivers + top drives = Pocono winnersJuly 31, 2017
Characteristic driving tactics by the two leading drivers at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono – George Napolitano Jr. and Simon Allard – were directly responsible for the success of their charges in the features at the mountain track Sunday night.
Racing secretary Rick Kane carde[read more]

Breeders Crown champ Intimidate retiredJuly 31, 2017
One of the most accomplished racehorses ever produced in Quebec has trotted his final competitive mile.
The owners of Intimidate, the millionaire and two-time O'Brien Award winner, have decided to retire the Justice Hall gelding, who had a single win in 11 starts as an 8 year old. He's alread[read more]

Sophomore trotters in action at HawthorneJuly 31, 2017
Sunday night at Hawthorne featured 3-year-old trotters in action. Illinois-bred colt and gelding trotters were featured in the Erwin F. Dygert Memorial while fillies took to the track in the Beulah Dygert Memorial.
Race three was the third leg of the Erwin F. Dygert trot as a f[read more]

Maryland 2YO stakes underway at Ocean DownsJuly 31, 2017
On Sunday, the Maryland Standardbred Fund (foaled) Stakes for 2 year olds started at Ocean Downs with the trotting colts and geldings going to post in race two. Driver Chuck Connor Jr. sent Whats The Word (Donato Hanover) to the lead, striding off to win by 17 ½ lengths in the 1:58.2 mile.[read more]

Ryan Holton wins 1,000th career raceJuly 31, 2017
Driver Ryan Holton won the 1,000th race of his career on Sunday when he guided Only Live Once to a 2:00 victory in a $4,849 OCRA 3-year-old filly pace at the Eaton (Ohio) Fair.
Holton has spent nearly 25 years in the sport as a driver. A regular on the Ohiocircuit, Holton set a[read more]

Don just misses Monticello mark in NYSSJuly 31, 2017
The New York Sire Stakes calendar was kind to the freshmen trotting colts as their first NYSS competition was at Tioga Downs. For the July 31 contest at Monticello Raceway, it was many of the young trotters' first start on a twice around oval. A total of 72 colts comprised 11 of the [read more]